10+ Celebrity Couples Whose Age Difference Might Really Surprise You

There are a lot of silly stereotypes that tell us how we should live and how we should pick our partners. But does all that really matter when 2 people finally meet and fall in love with each other?

Bright Side got inspired by these celebrity couples who definitely know that age is nothing more than a number and it’s definitely not a reason to fight their feelings.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds: age difference — 11 years

Few people actually know that Ryan Reynolds is 11 years older than Blake Lively. This couple, that won the hearts of millions of fans with their sincerity and humor, met on the set of Green Lantern in 2010. At the time, the actor was still married to Scarlett Johansson, but their marriage fell apart.

On September 9, 2012, Blake and Ryan got married. Now, they are raising 3 wonderful children.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart: age difference — 22 years

By the time Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart met each other, popular American actor Ford had already been married twice. This is why they decided to get married in 2010, 8 years after they started living together. They are raising an adopted son together named Liam.

Leila George and Sean Penn: age difference — 32 years

Before Sean Penn met a young Australian actress Leila George, he had already been married twice: to Madonna and Robin Wright. Neither the age difference nor the previous negative experience stopped Sean and Leila from a new romantic story. They started dating in 2016 and in June 2020, they had a secret wedding ceremony.

Robin Wright and Clément Giraudet: age difference — 19 years

The star of House of Cards and Santa Barbara Robin Wright had 2 failed marriages and then found happiness with the manager of Yves Saint Laurent, Clément Giraudet, who is 19 years younger than her. Their relationship started when the actress became the face of one of the commercials for Yves Saint Laurent. One year after their marriage started, in August 2018, the couple had a secret marriage ceremony.

Vincent Cassel and Tina Kunakey: age difference — 30 years

Few people believed that this relationship was serious. The famous French actor and the young model met each other when he was 49 and she was only 18 years old. But 2 years after the start of their relationship, they decided to get married. Vincent and Tina post photos and tell everyone how much they love each other and in 2019, they even had a daughter together that they named Amazonie.

Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson: age difference — 23 years

British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson met his future wife on the set of Nowhere Boy, that Sam directed. At the time, Aaron was only 19 years old and Sam was 42. 6 months later, they announced their engagement, and in 2012, they got officially married. They are raising 2 daughters: Romy Hero and Wylda Rae.

Bruce Willis and Emma Heming: age difference — 23 years

After a failed marriage with Demi Moore and many short-term relationships, the heart of Bruce Willis went to British actress and photo model Emma Heming. They got married in 2009 and 3 years later they had their first daughter — Mabel, and 2 more years later, they had their second child together — another girl named Evelyn Penn.

Kate Moss and Nikolai Von Bismarck: age difference — 13 years

The famous British model is 13 years older than her partner, German aristocrat Nikolai Von Bismarck. They have been dating for more than 4 years and the media has had many reports that they were going to get married. But at the moment, they are still not married.

Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere: age difference — 34 years

Richard Gere met his future wife thanks to their mutual friend when Alejandra Silva was in the middle of her divorce with her first husband. 3 years after the start of their relationship, they got married. In 2018, when the star of Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride was 70 years old and his wife was only 36, they had a son named Alexander.

Grimes and Elon Musk: age difference — 17 years

In 2018, the world was shocked by the news that that South African-American billionaire and owner of SpaceX and Tesla choose the eccentric singer Grimes, instead of some famous model. They seem to be very different: she has tattoos and strange-looking clothes and she is 16 years younger than Elon. But they are actually really happy together and even have a son they named in an extravagant manner — X Æ A-X12.

Sandro Kopp and Tilda Swinton: age difference — 18 years

The British actress with a unique appearance, Tilda Swinton, and artist from New Zealand, Sandro Kopp, met on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The age difference didn’t stop them from being happy (Tilda is 18 years older than Sandro) and they have been together for over 16 years.

What age difference between partners do you think is perfect? Does a man always have to be older than a woman in a relationship? Share your opinions in the comment section below!